Genesis 1:1-5

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Creation

1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth.

² The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep water. The Spirit of God was hovering over the water.

³ Then God said, “Let there be light!” So there was light. ⁴ God saw the light was good. So God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God named the light day, and the darkness he named night. There was evening, then morning—the first day.